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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="dear first time manager" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager.png 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-300x230.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-1024x785.png 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dear-first-time-manager-768x589.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Dear first-time manager…30 leaders share lessons for new managers<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Hiba Amin
It’s no secret that the average manager goes 10 years into their management career without any formal training. Zero. Zilch.…
Aug 3, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals.jpeg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="SMART Goals" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals.jpeg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-300x230.jpeg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-1024x785.jpeg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-768x589.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to write SMART goals (with examples)<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Hiba Amin
If you’ve been in a professional role, chances are, you’ve encountered SMART goals at some point along the way (and…
Jan 21, 2021
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/employee-burnout-prevention.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="how to prevent employee burnout" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/employee-burnout-prevention.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/employee-burnout-prevention-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/employee-burnout-prevention-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/employee-burnout-prevention-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Employee burnout: How to spot and prevent it<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Veronica Krieg&#039;s avatar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Veronica Krieg
In today’s work atmosphere, we wear busy like a badge of honor.  Tech companies are known for their fast-paced environments…
Sep 10, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9-one-on-one-meeting-templates.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="9 one-on-one meeting templates" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9-one-on-one-meeting-templates.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9-one-on-one-meeting-templates-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9-one-on-one-meeting-templates-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9-one-on-one-meeting-templates-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />9 One-on-one meeting templates<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
One-on-one meetings are the most important opportunities for managers to give and get feedback, build trust and discuss growth and…
Jul 28, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PLP-podcast-blog-eoghan-mccable.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Chairman at Intercom Eoghan McCabe: Being real with people very rarely costs you and wins real trust." loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PLP-podcast-blog-eoghan-mccable.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PLP-podcast-blog-eoghan-mccable-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PLP-podcast-blog-eoghan-mccable-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/PLP-podcast-blog-eoghan-mccable-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />People Leading People: Eoghan McCabe, Chairman at Intercom, on authentic leadership<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
Season 2 of People Leading People is here and for our very first episode, we sat down with Eoghan McCabe, Co-Founder and Chairman…
Nov 5, 2019
<img width="256" height="168" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="challenges faced by managers" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886.jpg 1900w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-300x197-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1024x671-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-768x503-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/people-managers-e1529610471886-1536x1006-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />7 real challenges faced by managers (and how to overcome them)<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
We’ve all been there. A sticky situation comes up with your team on a Monday, and you’re still Googling random…
Jun 22, 2018
<img width="256" height="106" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="49 Manager ReadMes from Slack, Netflix, Google and more (a lot more)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958.jpg 1500w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-300x124-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-1024x423-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/readme_Featured_wp-e1529512290958-768x317-1.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />49 Manager ReadMes from Slack, Netflix, Google and more (a lot more)<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Shannon Maloney
About a month ago, our CEO Brennan wrote an article on Hacker Noon: 12 Manager ReadMes from Silicon Valley’s Top Tech…
Jun 20, 2018
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Management

Dear first-time manager…30 leaders share lessons for new managers

How to write SMART goals (with examples)

Employee burnout: How to spot and prevent it

9 One-on-one meeting templates

People Leading People: Eoghan McCabe, Chairman at Intercom, on authentic leadership

7 real challenges faced by managers (and how to overcome them)

49 Manager ReadMes from Slack, Netflix, Google and more (a lot more)

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